024 _ _MAR/APR 2019
Contributors
March/April
The Products and Materials IssueWe Asked...
What product designer are you
most excited about right now?
YUKI SUMNER
Writer, “We Work with a Light Touch” (page 068 )
I just saw these beautiful little portable ceramic
heaters, designed for off-grid communities by
Mexico’s Estudio äCo. I thought that the design was
bold and joyful, and I liked that some of them came
in bright colours. For me, the most interesting product
designers right now are operating in developing
nations, such as Mexico and India.What was the most memorable part of your
assignment for this issue?
ANDREW BRAITHWAITE
Writer, “Fjord Focus” (page 033 )
I visited Seattle’s Nordic Museum during an epic road trip from San Francisco to
Vancouver Island. After touring the museum, I met my wife for a memorable foodie
crawl through the city’s Old Ballard neighbourhood: dinner at the Walrus and the
Carpenter, local craft brews at the Noble Fir, a tiki nightcap at the Hotel Albatross
bar. Good thing I’d taken copious notes before we started drinking!
Studio Cadena’s Masa
Restaurant in Bogotá.What is the
most impres-
sive use of
material
you’ve seen
in an interior
recently?
DAVID DICK-AGNEW
Writer, “Jan Kath’s
Magic Carpet Ride”
(page 062 )
Studio Cadena’s Masa
Restaurant, which just
opened in Bogotá, has
this amazing mix of
textures. I love the
subtle contrast of the
interior surfaces – the
smooth yet dynamically
patterned terrazzo tile
floor, the raw concrete
walls with corduroy-like
ridges, the natural
wood furnishings. In
this context, the
loops of painted mesh
on the ceiling feel
almost delicate. PH
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